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Quick questions on Form, genre, structure and style in drama - SQA National 5 Drama
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What is form?Show answer
Form is the type or kind of drama. Common forms include a scripted play, a devised piece, a monologue (one performer speaking alone), a duologue (two performers), an improvisation, or physical theatre. The form sets the basic frame within which the drama happens.
What is genre?Show answer
Genre is the category or type of story and its prevailing mood. Common genres include comedy, tragedy, thriller, melodrama, historical drama and pantomime. Genre sets up audience expectations: an audience watching a comedy expects to laugh, while a tragedy prepares them for a serious, often sad, outcome.
What is structure?Show answer
Structure is the order in which the drama is arranged: how the scenes are sequenced and how the story is told across time. Main structures are linear (events in chronological order), episodic (a series of separate scenes or episodes), flashback (jumping back to an earlier time), and montage (short fragments built up to create an effect). Structure controls how and when the audience receives information.
What is style?Show answer
Style is the manner of presentation: the overall way the drama looks and feels on stage. Naturalism (or realism) aims to look like real life, with believable characters and settings. Non-naturalistic styles include physical theatre (storytelling through the body and movement), abstract or stylised drama, and Brechtian or epic theatre (which deliberately reminds the audience they are watching a play). Style governs acting, staging, design and the audience's relationship to the action.
What is q1?Show answer
Define genre and give two examples. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Name two structures a piece of drama could use. [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
What is the difference between a naturalistic and a physical-theatre style? [2 marks]
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